USS Abraham Lincoln sailor’s anguish after father detained by Border Patrol while he serves in Middle East

A spokesperson for the DHS stated on Sunday that officers apprehended Luis Manuel Aviles Roa during a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida

A US sailor's father, originally from Nicaragua, faced immigration officials' detention during a routine vehicle stop in Key West, Florida. While his son serves overseas, he feels deep concern for his father's situation, who is currently waiting for green card approval and possesses identification. This incident has ra

Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his has father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approval The father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln ⁠aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war has been taken into federal immigration d

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 - The immigrant father of a U.S. sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war, was taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor said in a Facebook post.

Father of sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln taken into US immigration detention  Reuters

Joshua Aviles said he has been “fighting for a country that has given me everything,” only to learn his father had been detained.

He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him  CNN

Historically rare, immigration arrests of military spouses and parents have become more common under the second Trump administration.

He Waited For His Son To Return From The USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol Arrested Him.  HuffPost

Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, was arrested after leaving his house to take his car to the mechanic, according to his wife, Argelia Aviles. She said her husband, a handyman in Key West, Florida, has a permit to work in the United States.

When Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested by immigration authorities, his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Abraham Lincoln with the Navy — a vessel that set a U.S. military record for uninterrupted time at sea.

Facebook/Joshua Aviles The father of a U.S. sailor deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln for over nine months was detained by ICE on Saturday. Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, was arrested after leaving his house to take his car to the mechanic, his wife, Argelia Aviles, told the Associated Press. She said her husband, who is

"I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly treated like a criminal,” Joshua Aviles wrote.

Luis Aviles' son, who says he has been working 12-hour shifts on the Lincoln for months, wrote that his father's arrest is "heartbreaking for me."

He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.  AP News

PHOTO: US F-15s patrol the skies over the Middle East  Dawn

Tehran is keeping the key Strait of Hormuz partially shut and Washington is persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran.